As an expert in international law his talents brought him to serve in many diplomatic, political, and legal posts, and by 2011 Taub was appointed Ambassador to the Court of St. James. With such strong roots in the UK, Daniel felt privileged to be in a position of diplomacy between two countries that have both served as home. Read more: Daniel Taub | About and Daniel Taub | LinkedIn

With resolute solidarity he vowed to strengthen the ties between the two regions, and deepen the relationship of cooperation for the future. However, a small minority still exists in Britain that would choose exclusionary policies over the diplomacy Daniel envisions.

In a speech that is currently being investigated by British police Galloway supported that his constituency should remain an “Israel free zone”, and called for the exclusion of any Israeli contributions to the Commonwealth.

Barring goods, services, academic contributions, and even tourists from Israel, Galloway indiscriminately condemned the entire populace of what he deems an “illegal, barbarous, savage state.”

The public outcry resulted in the extension of formal invitations from within the community to Ambassador Taub and served to clearly rebuke the bigoted sentiment Galloway portrayed.

Although the visit was short-lived Taub was still able to gain the overwhelming sense that the real views shared by the English people were not a reflection of Galloway’s exclusionary vision, and that the issue goes far beyond the ongoing Sunni and Shia conflict. Finding the path to the future is an issue of recognizing the past for what it is, leaving it there, and reconnecting with others to build a future free from its regressive ideologies.